U.S. MARSHALS HUNT FOR MURDER SUSPECT ON
A MULTI-STATE CRIME SPREEReward of up to $10,000 being offered for
information directly leading to arrest

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Members of the U.S. Marshals
Service Fugitive Task Force in Montgomery, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida,
are currently attempting to locate and apprehend Raymond Pruitt, a fugitive
wanted in several jurisdictions in Alabama and Florida for armed robbery,
attempted murder, and murder.

Pruitt’s crime spree began on April 5 in
Montgomery when he stabbed his girlfriend and shot her with her own pistol
as she tried to escape. Pruitt has since been identified as the prime
suspect in five armed robberies occurring in Montgomery, Ozark, Troy, and
Prattville, Alabama. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Pensacola,
Florida, also identified Pruitt as the subject who committed an armed
robbery on April 26 in Pensacola where he allegedly shot and killed a store
clerk. Pruitt was last seen driving a late model small, silver Hyundai sport
utility vehicle with Alabama license plate number 3AT3440.

Raymond Pruitt
is 5-foot-3 weighing approximately 170 pounds with black hair and brown
eyes. The U.S. Marshals are offering a reward up to $10,000 and Central
Alabama Crime Stoppers are providing $1,000 for information directly leading
to his arrest.
If you have any information regarding the location of Pruitt or information
that may help law enforcement with his apprehension, please call the U.S.
Marshals at 1-800-336-0102, or email usms.wanted@usdoj.gov.
Additional information
about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.